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ππ³οΈβπHere's an adorable Quokka having a snack you didn't realize you needed in your feed.
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NuddaOz Stephππ²@Lady_Star_Gem for those who don't know the history of the Quokka.The island of Rottnest near Perth, Australia is the primary home of the quokka, a type of marsupial.They also live on the mainland of Australia. They often live in tall grass near water sources. Quokkas can also climb trees! Threats to the Quokka includes foxes, dogs, & cats on the mainland, which has limited their population. On Rottnest, there are no foxes, dogs, or cats, but human visitors have killed quokkas out of cruelty.
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They also sacrifice their young to escape predators π±π
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I had to double-check that tidbit to make sure I wasn't repeating a hurtful and dastardly urban myth, when I came upon my favorite sentence (so far) of 2023:
"Woylies and boodies, potoroos do it β they all throw their young, and the mother gets to live another day."
Y'all have the BEST animal names bar none! π€£